Dear Parent/Carer
Module 1 – Years 8 & 9 Overview Assessment
With the first couple of weeks completed for all of our students, we wanted to ensure that all families are aware of how their children learn throughout the year and the assessment structure in place for all subjects. This will allow the learning journey to continue at home and provide you with further resources to support your child as they progress throughout the academic year.
Information Events
Our first parental teaching and learning workshop for this academic year will be taking place on Thursday 10th October. Information about this event will be sent out in separate correspondence.
Parents’ Evening
Our Year 8 Parents’ Evening will be on Thursday 5th December and our Year 9 Parents’ Evening will be held on Thursday 8th May. These evenings will allow parents and carers to meet with subject teachers to discuss the progress and attainment of their children.
Knowledge Organisers
Within lessons, all subjects provide our learners with knowledge organisers which are a useful source of information within and outside of the classroom. They highlight the key terminology, concepts, and skills taught throughout the module (half term). These are uploaded onto all the subject-specific Google Classrooms.
Assessments
Students are provided with regular written and verbal feedback in all subjects. Lessons and the associated tasks that will be completed in the classes will be posted onto Google Classrooms. Parents/carers will be provided with a written and formal breakdown of the progress made in each subject in Module 3 and Module 6. This will provide families with a commitment to learning grade, a target grade, and a current working grade. At the end of Module 1, all subjects will also provide students with a commitment to learning grade. This information will provide families with a further indication of their child’s attitude towards learning.
Homework
Homework is set on a regular and weekly basis for all those subjects which have more than one lesson per week. This includes English, maths, science, history, geography and languages. All other subjects will set one homework on a fortnightly basis. Each piece of homework is designed to last between 35 minutes and 45 minutes and all tasks will be set as assignments on Google Classroom so that students can meet the deadlines set. Other learning platforms are used within and outside of lessons to also support our students. These include Language Nut, Sparx Maths, Sparx English and Seneca. All passwords required for these websites will have been received by students within their lessons.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting your child at home with their learning. If you do have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at eleanor.parsons@halley.latrust.org.uk
Yours faithfully
Eleanor Parsons
Head of Franklin School